484 FOXWOBTHY. 



Antidesma bunius Spr. Bras-bras hitam (M.) ; boeni (Jav.). 

 British India, Ceylon, -lava, and Malaya. 



Wood red, hard, similar to that of A. ghaesembilla. Used for beams, 

 rafters and the like, but not durable if exposed to the weather. 



Ridl. 250; Camb. 610; Van Bed. 219. 



Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn. Baniyuyo (Phil.) ; kasumba i ML) ; horroe- 

 batoe (Jav.). 



Same range as preceding. 



Wood red, witb darker-colored heartwood, smooth, hard, dost; and 

 even-grained. Seasonal rings indistinctly marked by concentric lines. 

 Pores small and moderate-sized, uniformly distributed. Pith-rays of 

 two sizes, few moderately broad rays with numerous fine rays between 

 them. Interior work, not a durable wood. 



Qamb. 010; Ridl. 250; Van Eed. 220. 



The different species of Antidesma are hard, usually red, smooth, apt to split 

 and. warp and not durable. 



Aporosa dioica (Rozb.) Muell. Ajrg. 

 British India and Burma. 



A very hard wood with dark-brOWD heart and white sapwood. I'sed 

 for tool handles. 



Walt Diet. 1:278. 



Other species of Aporosa furnish good wood of brown or reddish color, but 

 the. pieces are usually of small size. 



Baccaurea sapida Muell. Arg. 



British India, Burma, Andaman Islands. 



Wood grayish-brown, soft, with transverse lines of wood parenchyma 

 very numerous. Pores small, in sbort radial lines. Pitb-rays moderately 

 broad to broad, the distance between the rays being from one to three 

 times the transverse diameter of the pores. Easily worked and fairly 

 durable. 



(Jamb. 611. 



The timber of other species is also good and varies in color from light yel- 

 lowish-white to dark-brown. 



Ridl. 261 i Van Eed. 220. 



Bischofia trifoliata (Rozb.) Hook. (B. jamnica Bl.). Plate XXV, fig. 44. 

 'long (Phil.) ; gadok (Sumatra). 



Tropical Asia, Malay Archipelago, Pacific Islands. 



Ped, coarse-grained, moderately hard wood, with strong scent of 

 vinegar when first cut. Used for structural work and bridges. It is 

 claimed that although it warps and cracks and is attacked by white ants 

 when used above ground, it is almost imperishable in wet ground or 

 under water, so that it is particularly fitted for pile foundations and 

 railway sleepers. 



Gamb. 607, tab. XII, fig. 5; Nflrd. X; Van Eed. 221 ; Watt Diet. 1 :454. 



